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House-tower dyalou
Six years ago, the house-towers were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The first such buildings were erected in the middle of the XVII-th century, and the peak of construction fell at the beginning of the last century.
The basic materials for the construction dyalou were stone, brick and concrete. All buildings are an example of a complex mixture of eastern and western cultures. Dyalou were intended not only to stay, but also protection. Today, in the area of Kaiping preserved more than 1,800 dyalou. For the most part, these home-built tower overseas Chinese to raise their status primarily in North America during the "gold" fever. Such powerful works were needed to protect against looters and other dishonest. After the abolition of immigration controls in the United States and Canada, many uprooted. And with the founding of the PRC, and the protection is not required. Therefore, dyalou and turned into monuments.
The basic materials for the construction dyalou were stone, brick and concrete. All buildings are an example of a complex mixture of eastern and western cultures. Dyalou were intended not only to stay, but also protection. Today, in the area of Kaiping preserved more than 1,800 dyalou. For the most part, these home-built tower overseas Chinese to raise their status primarily in North America during the "gold" fever. Such powerful works were needed to protect against looters and other dishonest. After the abolition of immigration controls in the United States and Canada, many uprooted. And with the founding of the PRC, and the protection is not required. Therefore, dyalou and turned into monuments.
